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Chrysocolla from
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:Specimens not analyzed.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Libethenite3 photos of Chrysocolla associated with Libethenite at this locality.
Malachite1 photo of Chrysocolla associated with Malachite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3651:1
GUID (UUID V4):0ef9a648-ae1f-4fc2-acef-886cfd271812
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
37.8km (23.5 miles) Cabeça Alta Mines, Monsaraz, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora, Portugal
44.3km (27.5 miles) Azeiteiros Mine, Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados, Campo Maior, Portalegre, Portugal
60.3km (37.5 miles) Ganhoteira prospect, Torre de Coelheiros, Évora, Évora, Portugal
75.7km (47.0 miles) Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
81.5km (50.7 miles) Herdade da Safira Mine, Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
81.8km (50.8 miles) Cêrro da Oca Mine, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Reichenbachite from Cornwall and Portugal R. S. W. BRAITHWAITE Chemistry Department, University of Manchester...from Cornwall, in particular from Old Gunnislake mine, are of reichenbachite, thus identified for the...with pseudomalachite from Miguel Vacas mine, Vila Vigosa, Evora, Portugal. Identification of pseudomalachite... ludjibaite, infrared spectroscopy, Cornwall, Portugal. Introduction PSEUDOMALACHITE (Hausmann, 1813)...'pseudomalachite' in Cornwall. Description Old Gunnislake mine, Calstock, Cornwall, is one of the best known British
Report (issue)
66.54 3.77 Total 99.47 99.09 100.00 (1) Mercedes mine, Coquimbo, Chile. (2) L’ubietová, Slovakia. (3)...Association: Pseudomalachite, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, iron oxides. Distribution: Many minor localities...Ural Mountains, Russia. In Portugal, at the Miguel Vacas mine, near Vila Viçosa, and from near Alcoutim...Alcoutim. Very large crystals from the Rokana mine, near Kitwe, and at Chingola, Zambia. At Kakanda, Mindouli...Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the Burra Burra mine, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. In the USA
Report (issue)
Pleochroism: Weak; in shades of pale green. Absorption: E > O. ω = 1.646  = 1.635 2V(meas.) = Small to moderate...Association: Libethenite, pseudomalachite, chrysocolla. Distribution: In a prospect pit at the northwest...Nevada, USA. From the Miguel Vacas mine, Villa Viçosa, near Estremoz, Portugal. Name: To honor Emiliano
Catalog/List
DECEMBER/JANUARY 1995 1. ALSTONITE. Brownley Hill Mine, Alston, Cumberland. About 30 greyish-white pyramidal...60x35x30mm. £58. 2. APATITE. Panasqueria Mine, Portugal. Nice lustrous double sided group of pale greenish-grey...£40. 9. BINDHEIMITE AND CERUSSITE. Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall. A good solid mass of yellow bindheimite... CARBJNATE-FLUORAPATITE "FRANCOLITE". Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Chilsworthy, Cornwall. A 40x30mm area of granite...specimen. 60x40x20mm. £12. CASSITERITE. Turnavore Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. Rich specimen showing a 60x30mm
Catalog/List
crystal about I cm size, twinned crystal ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 Na Be PO 4...silvery platelets and small masses (Castle Siscoe Mine, Gowganda Ontario, Canada £30 4. CUBANITE two intergrown...8mm overall size Quebec Canada) £20 (Henderson# 2 mine, 3250 level, Chibugamu, 5. NATIVE BISMUTH water...sparse in I cm £7 Gold Blttff Prospect Maquette CHRYSOCOLLA attractive bllue botryoidal over undulating 2x4...2x4 inch surface Katanga) £20 (Mashamba Mine West. Kolwezi 8. VESUVIANITE attractive coverage of pale
Catalog/List
overall. £45. 3. BARITE and MALACHITE. Shinkolobwe Mine, Shaba, Congo. A matrix partly covered in green...tr,,nspa:-ent bui:te xls of Roma,i sword :;h2ir-,e:. About 15 barite xls to 18mm. 65x30x30mm. £32. (a)...CALCITE and DOLOMITE. 12 Level Simms Lode, Geevor Mine, St Just, Cornwall. A small intergrown group of...to 4mm. 45x35x18mm. £9. 6. CALCITE (Co). Kolwezi Mine, Shaba, Congo. A 40x20mm area on matrix showing...pinkish/red colour. 50x30x25mm. £15. 7. CARROLITE. Kamoya Mine, Congo. A calcite matrix showing five lustrous silver
Catalog/List
OH Ix! £3 lx2 £6 2x2 £10 34 ■ ANDRADITE Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales Pale beige fine grained mass with reddish...serpentine. Ix! £5 lx2 £10 38 BANALSITE Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales Rich brown mass with approx 5 % Cymrite...£15 2x2 £30 Ba Na Al SiO 22 BANNISTERITE Benallt Mine. Lleyn, Wales Dark brown veinlets throughtout calcite/...silicate 35■- BAUXITE Villeveyrac, Montpell;;, F--;~~~e- -:-;;.~- - Interesting comglomeritic brown mass ..._ __ _ 337 ■■ BENYACARITE Folgosinho, Gouveia,Portugal Yellow micro crystals on orange Zwieselite a)
Journal (issue)
Edinburgh , U. K. I.R. Plimer, Parkvill.:. Australia R .E. Starkey, Brom,grove, U.K R.F. Symes. London , U.K...Cumbria B. Young, E. Hyslop and D. Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton...sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed to be...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral...hypogene copper lodes. INTRODL'CTION Botallack mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall
Catalog/List
cleavage Yakutia.Russia MnS lxl £9 ½x½ £3 IX½ Rawhide Mine. Mohave 255 ALA!\IOSITE Rich white cruslS on matrix...botryoidal with possible New East Wheat Russell mine, ½x½ 501 ALLOPHANE £4 -·-· . . ALSiO £2.SO B~~.~~~~t~...grey masses '1.\ith possible Alstonite Fallowfield mine, Ix½ £4 13 ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 micros. Hexham,Northumberland...France lx2 £I.SO 2x2 £3 2x3 £5 3x4 £8 236 ~DESIJ'\E _Feldspar ____ ... . . __ richly distributed in Porp~--...- - · - --·· -·Pure grey metallic mass San Jose Mine, Oruro. Bolivia 6x6mm £3 217 A1'DORITE . PbAgSb_S
Journal (issue)
the slderite box epfmorph from lho Virtuous lady mine. Devon I am in the proces.s of reading Mick Cooper's...Bulgaria in 2006 , from the depths of the Druzbha mine near Madan. Also collected from Bulgaria, but from...as cassiterite, were included from the Hemerdon Mine in Devon. Overall this made up a display of 14 specimens... getting deeper into a mine first of all relies on getting access to the mine, many of which are now...Tayler, one a selection of minerals from the Tynagh Mine in S. Ireland collected in 1971/72 (photo 9) , the
Catalog/List
BYWAYS I ■ COBHAM E N G L AN D MINERALS T AY L E R C L 0 S E 2 0 BURSTEAD P h one S UR R E Y 0 1 K T 1 1...1 ' 2 N L C a t a 1 o 9 u e N o 76 Cobham 862340 1998 THIS 13 A. HAIL ORDER CATALOGUE BUT ANYONE...pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4...and Be Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE
Catalog/List
lx2£5 lxl £1 ----· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal 95 10 77 ■ ALLOPHANE Greenish...Andalucia Spain. Type Location New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 140 grey bleby small botryoidal..._lx2_ _80 _ _____ _,o 1129 ALMANDINE Braslad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Unknown location I 1 63 □a...lxl£2 2x3£6 3x4£8 feldspar ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland ANDRADITE Grua. Oppland Norway 5...2x3£15 Gamet ½" £3 ALTHAUSITE ANDRADITE Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales Modum, Buskerud,Norway 975 44 Brown-purple
Book
France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign Travel 154 1990...David Lloyd laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on...Tungsten Mine, at Plympton, Devon, followed by an attempt to rework the famous Tsumeb Mine in Namibia...inform me that a new mineral species from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia was to be named after me. This came as...sold off most of my mineral collection, pictures, mine plans, memorabilia etc. We spent the next few years
Book
Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...with smaller crystals of scapolite (Garmo, 2000). PORTUGAL Montijos quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria Estremadura...Oblast. Alpine-type clefts in the famous Dodo quartz mine commonly contain ilmenite, occurring as lustrous
Book (edition)
est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43. 150 00 Pr.tha5. CzechRepublic e-mail:...trammittcd, or otherwise copied for public or private U<,e. without written penni,,ion of the publi,her. ISBN...composition (e.g. fluorite). to crystallographic tenns (e .g. prismatine), to an organization (e.g .. mgriite)...tinaring in English, German, and other Gennanic lan2'Ua2:e s. French. and other Larin Ianguages. and in the-...(1996). Thanks to the kind permission of Dr. E. Nagele from the E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
Book (volume)
Luxembourg by J. Bouladon Spain by F. Vazquez Guzman Portugal by D. Thadeu Italy by P. Zuffardi European part...Yugoslavia; and Southwest Europe embraces France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Each volume has an introductory chapter...Lorraine and Luxembourg) and Aquitaine Basin (zone E) Iron. Sulphur Gypsum and anhydrite . Phosphate Siderolithique...Siderolithique (iron, uranium) Summary of zone E Alsace, Bresse and Oligocene grabens (zone F) . Potassium...Elisa and Dorinda Barruecopardo Golpejas or Bellita mine Morille-Martinamor El Cubito El Trasqui16n. Santa
 
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